Profile (TV series)

Not to be confused with Profiles (TV series).
Profile
Genre biography
Presented by Percy Saltzman (1955)
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
Production
Producer(s) Cliff Solway
Vincent Tovell
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBC Television
Original run 16 June 1955 – 29 October 1957

Profile is a Canadian biographical television series which aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1957.

Premise

The series featured biographical documentaries on such Canadian and international personalities as Thérèse Casgrain, Moses Coady, Robert Frost, Billy Graham, A. Y. Jackson, Paul-Émile Léger, Arthur Lismer, Seán O'Casey, Bertrand Russell, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Edward Steichen, Paul Tillich and Arnold Toynbee.[1] The intent was for the interviews to be conducted at the subjects homes, although existing film biographies were used on occasion.[2]

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast for three seasons as follows (times in Eastern):

Day Time Season run
Thursdays 10:30 p.m. 16 June to 22 September 1955
Sundays 10:00 p.m. 27 May to 23 September 1956
Thursdays 10:00 p.m. 9 July to 29 October 1957

References

  1. ↑ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 159. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
  2. ↑ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Profile". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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